Game apparatus



Jam 9, 1940. A A KSQN 2,186,337

GAME APPARATUS Filed Dec. 17, 1938 INVENTOR.

H- J. JHBKEUN ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 9, 1940 N ED T'lss- .FM i

The principal object of my invention is to "provide a highly entertaining'game apparatus :that is played in a manner somewhat similar to a" g V I holegolf course.

olf game.

A further object of my invention is to provide 1 a game that is instructive and educational.

A still further object of my. invention is to provide a device that employs agolfclub and makes the players of my game more proficient in the playing of an actual game of golf on a golf course.

A still further object of my invention is. to

provide a game that 'is played similarto golf mum amount of space for its operation.

A still furtherobject of mymvention to] provide a game apparatus that is economical in manufacture and durable in use. v These and other objects will be'apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists infthe construction, ar-

rangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth,

pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a topplan view of my device ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a side sectional view of my device and more fully illustrates its construction. I

Fig. 3 is a side view of a portion of the device showing one of the hazards.

Fig. 4 is a side view of agolf club used in the 1 playing of the device.

One of the most popular games is-golf. Obviously, however, golf'cannot be'played indoors nor during the hours of darkness. 'I' have overcome these objections by providing a game that may be played indoors at any time and is particularly enjoyed by those that like andplay golf on a golf course. i I

Referring to the drawing, I have usedthe numeral ID to generally designatethe base portion of my device. This base portion may bemade of any suitable material such as wood,- metal, or v cut away portion or passageway 18 androll on like and. is preferably of circular, plate structure such as shown in Fig. 1. The numeral ll designates a track portion painted or otherwise on the upper surface of the base Ill and preferably near the outer edge portion of the base Ill. This track H. is concentric with the deadcent er of the base In and has spaced apart cup depressions designated by thenumeral. it. These cup depressions l2 represent the holes or cups oi" an ordinary golf game and correspond in hum -berto the number of holes thedrawing, I show nine of these cupholes which make the device similar to that of a nine .on the top of the base I0.

these points l3 that may be played indoors and requiresa minii they do designate which are the first, second,

third, fourth, fifth; sixth, seventh, eighth, and

area it make I apart from each other on the track I l.- The portion of the base Ill and placed The numeral l3 designates pointer indicia painted or'otherwise imprinted There are ten of these painted points l3 evenly spaced apart from each other and pointing towardTthe-rnarginal 'edgeofthe base as shown in Fig. 1. Nine of these points l3 poirit ,directly toward the nine 10 cup holes l2 and are designated by thenumerals [,2, '3, l, 5', 6, l, 8, and 3. The numerals on do not run consecutively but ninth holes of the game. The remainingtenth hole'is designated as the tee and extends ,the same as'the other points outwardly and radially from'the center of the'fbaSe H1. This tee pointer l3 points directly toward a painted portion [4 20 which extends overthe track II and represents thejarea from which the player tees off for each hole. Adjacent'each of the-members l3-thatare numbered, may be indicia designating the par for each hole.

a total of ten holes evenlyspaced "numeral l5 designates an arm member having its inner end rotatably secured to the dead center is capable of horizon- 3p tal rotation over the top base- I0. The numeral I 6 designates a-ball made of rubber, woodlor like suitably secured on the outer end of i the arm I5 as shown in Fig. 2. The numeral llde'signates an elongateddepression in the upper portion of 35 theflouterend portion of the arm l5. The numeral l8 designates a passageway through the' r bottom of the outer'end'portionsof the arm and communicating with the inner endportion of; the cavity depression l1. When the arm l5 is spun above the base Ill, this passageway l8 cuts a path directly abovetheztrackll. .The. numeral I9 designates 'a' ball loosely positioned in the cavity depression Ifl and capable ofhaving its lower end portionextend through the 5 the track ll when the-arm l5 is slowlymoving. The depression i'l extends outwardly from the cut away portion l8 outwardly andyupwardly in a curved path-and when the arm l5'is rigidly 5Q in the cavitydepression. llby centrifugal force and assume a position as shownby' dotted lines in Fig. 2'. The numeral designates bars on of a golfcourse. "In

- The cup holes I2 and the tee f numeral 23 designates relatively small hazard.

cup depressions on the track H and in the base l0. The numeral 25 designates raised hazard projections in the track. H and on the base ID. The numeral 25 designates a seriated or sand hazard on the base it and adjacent the track H. The. numeral 26 designates a pluraiity-of ridge hazards on the track H and on the base Ml. These hazards are arranged along the outer marginal edge portion of the base l!) as shown in Fig. l. The numeral 2'! designates arrows imprinted on the base It to show the direction,

of rotation of the arm l5 relative to the base ill. The numeral 23 designates a golf club, or like used for manually striking the ball Ni.

Obviously,'the various hazards and features and arrangement of the features onthe base iii may be changed difierently from that shown in the drawing and the ball 58 may be placed differently on the arm l5 as shown in the drawing.

The game may be played in various Ways but I recommend that in playing theapparatus that the rules used in playing an ordinary game of golf be complied with as near as possible. One excellent way of playing the game is for each player to play each hole in rotation. Each player tees oif for each hole from the teeing section 14. The first stroke with the golf club 28 on the ball i6 is a driving stroke and the arm l5 should rotate several times. In any event, the arm iii must pass at least once by the cup hole for that particular hole being played. As an illustration, if teeing' off for hole I, it is necessary for the ball IE to be struck with such force that the arm l5 will pass by the pointer 52 having the numeral I. The ball Hi can only be struck in one direction, 1. e., to move the arm 65 in the direction of the arrows 2?. At least in the tee-oif stroke, the ball l9 will move upwardly and outwardly within the cavity I! and assume a position as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. This action is caused by centrifugal force and once the arm l5 stops spinning rapidly, gravity will overcome the centrifugal action on the ball l8 and the ball l9 will roll downwardly and engage either the track it or base iii through the passageway i8. The player keeps striking or putting the ball Hi until the ball l9 rolls into the cup depression for that hole. If the ball 59 goes slightly beyond the cup depression for which the player intended it to, the arm must be moved all the way around the track l l to the right inasmuch as in putting, the ball l6 cannot be struck so as to move the arm l 5 in a direction counter to thearrowsi After all of the players have made the hole depression which they were teeingfor, they proceed .to play for the next hole. As an illustration, if they have all completed playing hole #3, their next hole to'be played will be hole #4. Obviously the player having the. lowest number of strokes for the nine h'oles wins the game. In playing the game, the base It is placed on asound foundation such as the center of the floor of a room. The various hazards arranged along the track it makes the putting most difficult for the simple reason that when the ball i6 is struck only lightly by the club 28 for putting purposes, the ball 59 will roll on the track H and engage and be disturbed by the various hazards along the track HL' Some changes may be made in the construc tion and arrangement of myimprovedgame apparatus without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim:

1. In a game, a base member having a circular track, ball receiving depressions in said track, an arm rotatably mounted on said base member having a passageway communicating with said track, a ball element in said passageway and track, ball receiving depressions in said track,

an arm rotatably mounted on said base member having apassageway communicating with said track, a ball element in said passageway and capableoii engaging said track and said ball receiving depressions at times, a ball element rigidly secured to said arm designed to be struck by the player for moving said arm relative to said base member, and hazard elements on said track for interfering with the normal rolling of said first mentioned ball along said track.

3. In a game, a base member having a circular track, ball receiving depressions in said track, an arm rotatably mounted on said base member havinga passageway therein communicating with said track, a chamber in the outer end of said arm beyond said passageway, a ball element in said passageway capable of engaging said track and said ball receiving depressions at times and capable of being received in said chamber while said arm is rotating, and a ball element rigidly secured to said arm designed to be struck by the player for moving said arm relative to said-base member. r 1

4. In a game, a base member, having a circular track and ball receiving depressions in said circular track, an arm rotatably mounted onsaid base member having a recess in its upper surface and adjacent to its outer end portion and having an opening extending therefrom over said circular track, a ball element resting loosely in said recess and capable of engaging said track and said bill receiving depressions at times and bars extending over said recess for preventing the accidental v displacement of said from said recess;

5. In a game, a base member having a circular track and ball receiving depressions in said circular track, anarm rotatablymounted on said base member'having a recess in its upper surface and adjacent to its outer end portion and haying an opening extending therefrom over said circular track, a ball element resting loosely in said recess and capable of engaging said track and said ball receiving depressions at times, bars extending over said recess and preventing the accidental displacement of said ball element from said recess, and hazard elements on said track for interfering with the normal rolling of said ball element along said track.

6. In a device of the class described, a base ball eminent in said base member spaced apart from each other and forming a circular row, an arm, rotatably mounted on said base member and describing an are when rotated above said ball receiving depressions, portion of said arm, havingone end communicating withsaid chamber and its other end terminating above the circular row of said ball receiving depressions, a ball resting freely in said chamber capable of having its lower portion selectively engage any one of said ball receiving depressions through said passageway at times, and a second ball rig.- idly secured to the outer end of said arm.

7. In a device of'the class described, a base member, a plurality of ball receiving depressions a chamber in the outera passageway in said arm in saidbase member spaced apart from each other and forming a circular row, an arm rotatably mounted on said base member and describing an are when rotated above said ball receiving depressions, a chamber in the outer portion'of said arm, a passageway in saidarm having one end communicating withcsaid chamber and its other endterminating above the circular row of said ball receiving depressions, a ball in said chamber capable of having its lower portion selectively engage any one of said ball receiving depressions through said passageway, a second ball rigidly secured to the outer end of said arm, and raised portions on said base member and positioned between some of said ball receiving depressions. 1

a ADELBERT J. JACKSON. 

